There Is No Difference Between RSS and ISIS: Says Irfan Habib

There Is No Difference Between RSS and ISIS: Says Irfan Habib

Renowned Historian Irfan Habib in his address at a convention organized by agitating intellectuals, miffed over the increasing religious intolerance. The writer during the speech compared Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) with a terror group ISIS. He has also equated the outfit of right wing with that of Islamic State group.

The quote “Intellectually, there is not much difference between RSS and ISIS”, has prompted a new controversy in the on-going debate across the nation. Habib purported that Central Government is making a foreground for ideologically affiliated group to create terror. The intellectual also named Modi management to be more communal that the former NDA Rule under Atal Bihari Vajpayee.

There are number of Writers, Historians, Poets and Filmmakers are already protesting against escalating intolerance across the country, since the Modi government came into power.

However, taking strong exception to the comment made by Irfan Habib, several intellectuals and journalists ridiculed Habib for his oblivious evaluation, through a social media platform. Here are some of the tweets which followed:

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